Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo appears to have made his intentions clear with Thursday's Europa Conference League match against Vitesse.
Spurs' training session on Wednesday at Hotspur Way ahead of the European match featured a large group of players working with the coaches, however it was missing the 10 outfield players that beat Newcastle United on Sunday.
There was no sign of Emerson Royale, Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Sergio Reguilon, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Tanguy Ndombele, Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura or Harry Kane.
Hugo Lloris did start at Newcastle but he was training with fellow goalkeepers Pierluigi Gollini and Brandon Austin.
There were two other missing players with Matt Doherty still out with an injury picked up on international duty with the Republic of Ireland and Ryan Sessegnon could not be spotted as he continues his recovery from injury.
From the training session, unless Espirito Santo mixes in some of the younger players into the team, the starting XI to face Vitesse would - by the process of natural elimination - be Pierluigi Gollini in goal, a defence of Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sanchez, Joe Rodon and Ben Davies, Harry Winks and Giovani Lo Celso in midfield, with Steven Bergwijn, Dele Alli and Bryan Gill supporting 17-year-old striker Dane Scarlett.
Other academy products involved in the session, such as Dilan Markanday, Jack Clarke, Nile John and Harvey White will be hoping to get some first team minutes under their belts.
Espirito Santo used a similar tactic earlier in the season when he left the team that beat Manchester City in the opening game back in England.
Spurs struggled at Pacos de Ferreira, albeit with a slightly weaker team early in the campaign, and lost 1-0 but they were fully prepared for the Wolves match in the Premier League which they won.
The Spurs boss could well use the same tactic this week with assistant head coach Ian Cathro, who became a father for the first time in the early hours of Sunday morning, remaining behind in the UK to work with the team.
West Ham also face a midweek Europa League match as they host Belgian side Genk on Thursday night.
